Check-controlled mechanism.



F. G. KAINER. CHECK CONTROLLED MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAR.17,1909.

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zsHmi FREDERICK C. KAINER, OF SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGN- llIENTS, TO :POYE AUTOMATIC MERCHANDIZING CO'LKPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

A GORPORATIGN OF ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1 Application filed March 1?, 190% Serial 1E0.

CHECK-CONTROLLED MECHANISM.

Fotonted Nov. 39, 190 9.

a citizen of the United States of AI1IQ1lCE,,

and a resident of South Haven. Van Buren county lllichigan, have invented certain new and useful linprovcmcnts in Check-Controlled Meehnnisms,.of which the following is a specification.

The main objects ot-this invention are to provide certain imp'rovcmentsin check controlled mcclninisms; to provide improved means tor insuring the posit' "c discharge of coins or checks utter their presence in th chuck controlled mechanism has caused the operation of a machine; to provide improved means for registering the number of coins which have caused the operation of the machine; to provide improved coin-do tecting devices for discriminating between coins having ditl'crent characteristics; to provide in a device of this kind, wherein the mechanism actuated by the weight of a coin, improved means for insuring the continued operation of the machine flftGI-l3l16 discharge of the coin; and to pro ide 'improved means for positively stopping the machine without shock to the driving niech anism after the machine has performed a certainfunction.

A specific embodiment of this invention is illustrutcd in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a Che"- actuated apparatus constructed according 'to this invent ion and of a design suitable for controlling the spring motor of a cigar vending machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line A-A of Fig. 2 and illus rating the or rangoment ot the aperture in the coin selec ing lever. Fig. l: shows two views of the latch which holds the controlling element in position for permitting the motor to run. ldig. 5 shows two views of the part which discharges the coin from engagement with th; controlling element. Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line B B of 1. Fig. 7 is a similar view, but showing the parts in the relative positions winch they occupy just before the machine is stopped by the delivery of a cigar the trip fingers which engage the cigar and the c'gar delivering drum being indicated in the foreground, the latter being in section. Fig. 8 is a sectional detail. on the line C-'-C of Fig. 6, showing the relation of the controlling element, the catch for securing it, and the lover which releases said catch.

In the construction shown in the drawhigs the various parts are arranged so as to be suitable for the controlling of a cigar vending machine, such as is made the sub- "ject matter of my copending application Serial Number 483,900 filed of even date herewith, the vending mechanism being illustrated merely by the spring motor which ope "ates it and by the delivery member or drum 1 7). resented in Fig. (3 by the spring 2 and the dotted pitch lines of its gear train, and a few oi the gears are also shown in other views in connection with some of the parts with which they have cooperative relation, the gears being designated 3. The speed of the motor is controllcd'by means of a governing fan i; which is loosely mounted upon the shaft 5 of one of the pinions of the train, said pinion being normally prevented from rotating independently of the fan by the friction caused by the spring 6 which forces the fan et into tight engagement with a. washer interposed between the pinion 7 and fan 4. The starting and stopping of the motor is controlled by the controlling element 8 which is provided with a detent 9 movable into and out of the path of the 'vancs of the fan 4%, the element 8 being pivotally mounted at 10 and count-crweightcd so as to normally urge thedetent 9 into positiou'for stopping the fa The friction between the fan and the pinion due to the pressure of the spring (5 is suliicient to positively prevent the operation of the motor, but said friction connection permits the fan to yield sniiiciently, on being suddenly stopped by the detent 9, to absorb the shock and thereby prevent injury to any of the parts of the motor by sudden stoppa e. The controller element 8 is provided wit a wire arm 11 which is bent at right angles .iear its free end where it car ies a pan 12, which pan extends across the coin chute 13 in such manner as L0 be engaged by coins which have successfully passed the selecting devices.

The delivery drum 1 is fixed on the herd-- The motor is rep-- i the arm 31. is to prevent the opcrmion oi r. e .tiiachine by 21 coin of insullicicnt i h ins .riitig such "coin into the chute irmnedis'l'ely behind the coin of proper size. in. uch ease iii the arm 31 were not. present, 4i miller coin might fall along the chute while the arm 136 is still deflected by the ywaretling; coiin, in which case the sn'mller 1 reach the pen 1'') without being 'ough the eperrure in the lever 75 it therefore cause the operation hie. iiith the arm 31 present, d min is supporled as at 32 in Fig. 3 ii the lever 26 returns to its normal The lever Ill provided with :1 8O 133 which when engaged by the 12') to extend into tire 1 i l s the arm 31 to its lQi-IZLtJtGdPOSling; afiected by i limits 21. win to pass 'freely along when no eigars :\r- 2o 15, These lingers ping of the motor zontal shsit A- which i. of the or the train.

s u drum (fllliy the r rlive" c is provided with poeiiete V articles, in. this wse smne singlyancl J11 s1 able mapazine, not show is indicated at 16 in deiivered the drum l0 Journnled arbortion to a has liXPtl extend 'lDLU are carried the drum age a. coin from the pen after 8-5 the controlling elen'lent 8 to well wi l her I I I tertihg the motor, there is pro- "ilhe com chute is h j r v 1 dew ee comprising F pert its upper part, 1' i tr "lide has: end forth Sure el -,3 2 part 34 has 3 lug l 1 horizontal slot to r t the entrance o1 r c w 1. .rite so as to slide of the chaste l- 5- 2, and. the front. end of the part 5 connected with a lever 37 fleets slugs 0: iroe them to roll out of Where they l mechanism, I ihe fir oi? "tr e 1111" "weirdly, rhdieete lo" dotted hires 2-;1- Fig, 'Z, ill-Ml the h erdiy es Pivotellv mounted. e e lever fib whicii hes a r'errrwsrdiy ex ;arming when in i "Oi/3f and arranged to he oscillated v means or rm eoientrie or com 39. The rotation of the cam 39 causes thev member and. forth along the slot 36.

ii it, will. be seen that the lug 35 s into the coin chute in position. for a coin from the pen-l2. Pivoted etof? member is a dog 10 which Jeep-e thetitwill bear upon the upper lion a t sur; .ee 0 he pen 1 2 and prevent the ele- 40 b h 1 ment- 8 from swinging; back to its mitlal 3 position the discharge of a com tron:

1 lever in l 1 when.

riositiet the pan until the member 34: has reached a aperture :2 n rough it; Leern it, :3 position near the if lard limit of its moveoif eoins Whieitl are of a smzl er (he .i went; v A than ehel; of the coin of proper d.en, miinz.,- ii eiiteh dete t M is pivotally mounted tion for ext-mating the machine, and such on a horizontal ems $2 in such OSItlOIl'tlHlt smaller coir-s therefore eelg through "it may be swung into and out 0. engagement the arm 26 and prevented by the rearwith arm 11 of the controlling element weirdly extending part of said arm from fl? lihe member 3 is provided with a lug falling noon the pan Coins proper $3 winch extends mte position for pushing size lodge in the aperti re and. emise the the eateh .mto engagement with the arm lever to swing back es i 7, wl'lereupon 11 when said member 34 travels toward the l g I v n r u the coin falls along y eh m and is sup right of Figs. (3, 7, and 8. The lug 43 also ported thereby above r pan 1M causing" he serves as e slop foelimiting the movement controlling element 8 to swing on. its pivot of the dog &0, as will be seen from Figs. 7 and release the motor. The dotted lines in and 8. Anarm 4 s fixed on the shaft 18 en- Fig, 2 show the position to which the co ngages a, forked arm 45 which is rigidly c0ntrolling element is moved by the weight oi; 21 neeted with the detent 41 and is arranged coin resting upon lhe pan 12. with respect to the arm/M- so as to cause the 60 livoted 21L 30, above the selecting lever d nt. ll to be withdrawn from engagement I 1rd ed i end Vflut the Arm 11 when the fingers l9 engage 26, is an arm 31 which i into the coin ch11 it v v cigar during the operation of the delivery lines in Fig: '7 rural or i 'HQt'lHinlSl'il, sis lllustmted'ln Fig. 7. The

relative positions of the arm 4 end the fork i 4 I mg: along the (rare w r StiOwil in r 1g, '4 ere due te the feet that, 13)

is in. contact with Car ' c imate after the catch 41 is withdrawn from engagement with the arm 11, it falls by gravity slightly beyond the position to which it s pushed by thearm M. The arm 44: is provided with a counterweight 16 which causes the arm 44 to normally assume the position in which it isshown in Fig. 6. Fig. 6 also shows'the catch 41 in the position to which ,it'is pushed by the shoulder on the memher 34. I

A display rack 47 extends horizontally rearward from the coin chute at a position immediately above the pan 12 when in its lower position, so that coins which are pushed from the pan 12 will pass along said display rack. The rack is provided with openings in its sides, so that the coins within it are visible to an attendant. The coins are prevented from rolling out of the discharge end of the rack by means otla gravity latch as which is pivotally mounted at its forward end and adapted to yield to permit the discharge of coms from the rack through the accumulation of succeeding coins. shape of the latch a8 is shown partly by full linesand partly by dotted lines in Fig. 7.

The register indicated at 49 is of ordinary form and is operated by an oscillating lever 50 which is in turn operated by a bell crank lever 51 which hasan upwardly extending arm forked to engage the pin 52 on the lever 50 and two depending arms and 54. The arm 53 is bent at right angles at its end and extends into a slot 55 in the coin chute (see Fig. 2) in such position that when a coin is pushed off from the pan 12 into the display rack 47, it will operate the register. The other arm 54 extends into position for engaging a lug 56 on the member 3st so as to return the .lever 51 to its initial position when the member 34 reaches the extreme forward limit of-its movement,

. The operation of the device shown is follows:lVhen a check is inserted into the coin chute 13, it will be deflected out of the opening 22 by the magnet 21 it it is of iron or steel, but it not so deflected will pass along the chute. If it is smaller than the aperture 28 in the selecting lever 26, it .will pass through said aperture and be guided by the extension 2!) so asto fall clear of the an 12. 1f the coin is of sufficient size to fail to pass'th'rough the aperture 28, it will cause the lever 26 to swing to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 7, thereby allow ing the coin to fall upon the pan12, where it will be supported by the chute'and cause said pan to be. resscd to the lower limit. {of its movement.

.his movement of the pan swings the controlling element so as to re lease the fan at from the pin 9 and allow the ,motorto operate. During the operation of the motor the member 34 traverses back and forth across the pan 12 through the action of the eccentric 39 and the connecting parts.

The

During the movement of the member 34- toward the right of Fig. 7, the coin is pushed by the shoulder 35 (Fig. .8) off from the pan 12 and into the display rack 47. The shoulder 13 at the same time pushes the catch 11 into engagement with the arm 11, as shown in Fig. (i, and said catch holds the pan 12 in its depressed position and insures the continuous operation of the motor. As the coin is pushedinto the display rack, it engages the end 57 of the love arm 53 and operates the register. During the return movement; of the'member 34; the register levers are returned to their initial position through on gagement of the shoulders 56 with the arm 5 1. or" the leverp The motor continues to operate until a cigar is carried by the delivery drum 1 into contact with the fingers 19,

'lhereb 1 swin in the arm 4% and releasin 2'3 2: O

the arm 11 from the detent ill The dog 40 on the member 34: prevents the controlling element 8 from falling .into position for stopping the motor except when the member 34 is at the limit of its movement toward the left of Figsb and 7; After the release of the catch 41 the counterpeise of the con trolling element 8 will swing the pan 12 upward, as shown in Fig. 2, as soon as the pan is released by the dog 1&0, and will cause the motor to stop at the same time.

in case the pan .12 is depressed by a coin to. a suiiicient extent to start the motor, but to an extent insufficient to clear the lower part of the dog. 40 on account of lightness of the coin or its friction with the sides of the chute, then the 'dog 40 will swing on its pivot and permit the member 34 to travel across the pan 12 without stopping the motor through interference with said pan. During the return stroke of the member 31 toward the front of the machine, the dog to will swing back into its normal position and hold the pan 12 fully depressed.

\ Although but one specific embodiment of this invention is herein shown and described, it will be understood that numerous, details of the construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of this invention. f

1. In a check controlled mechanism, the combination of a machine, a motor for open ating said machine, a controlling element normally urged into position for stopping coins delivered by said chute; said arm having therein an aperture adapted to permit the passage of coins of certain size and to intercept the passage of coins of larger size, and said lever being adapted to swing under cent to said element and having a part, eitending into the path ol said \Ulli dischargginn means and adapted to be pushed thereby into cog .lllklli with said clement l'or holding thesame in its operating, position after the discharge of the check.

3 in a device of the cla s dcwribcd, combination of a motor, a controlling element arranged for s lifting and stopping; said motor, being; normally urged into position for --lop mm; the motor and being adapted through l f ic presence ot a coin in a con tain position to start said motor, means opcrated by said motor for discharging a coin from engagement with said controlling element, a detent pivotall v mounted adjacent to said element and having; a part extending into the path of said coin discharging means and adapted to be pushed thereby into engagement with said element for holding' the same in its operating position after the'discharge of the check, a machine operated by said motor, and means controlled by a ccrtain operation of said machine for a utoniatically releasing said element from said detent.

l. in a check controlledapparatus, the combination of a machine, a controlling ole-- ment movable between 1)()L-5itl0fltf0l starting and stopping said machine, being normally urged into position for stopping the machine and adapted through engagement with a check to be urged into position for starting the machine, a check discharging device movable across said controlling element for dischargingcheeks therefrom, and a dog pivotally mounted on. said device and adapted to engage; said controlling element and.

hold the same in its starting position after the discharge of a check theretroin and until said discharging device returns to a certain initial position, said dog being normally urged to a certain normal position and being adapted to swing on its pivot in case of interference with said controlling element.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a motor, a controlling ele meut arranged for starting and stopping said motor, heinonormally urged into position for starting the motor and being adapted through the presence of a coin in a certain position to start said motor, means operated by said motor for disehargin a coin .t'rozn engagement with said control. ing' element, a detent pivotally mounted adjacent to said element and having" a part extending into the path of said coin discharging means and adapted to be pushed thereby into engagement with said element; for holding the same in its operating position after the discharge of the check, and means comprised by said discharging device and adapted to prevent said controlling element from return ing to position. for stopping the motor until said device has been returned to a certain initial position. 1

5. in. a check controlled apparatus, the rombinationof a motor, av controlling element movable between positions for starting and stopping said motor, being; normally urged into position for stopping the motor and adapted tln'ough engagement, with a check to be urged into position. for starting the motor a chccl; discharging device operated by 1 motor and movable across said controlling element for discharging chcclrs therefrom, mechanism for causing said di$ charging device to travel back and .torth between certain positions, a. lever pivotally mounted adjacent to device and having thereon two shoulders, one extending across the path of checks discharged by said discharging device and the other extending into the path ct said discharging device, whereby said lever will be moved in one direction by a check during; its discharge and will be returned to a ccrtaiifinitial position through the return movement of said discharging device, and mechanism actuated by said lever.

Y. The combination of a check controlled apparatus, a chute lior delivering checks to said apparatus, a part comprised by said apparatus and adapted to discharge the choc (S delivered thereto, a dowiiwardly inclined display rack. arranged to receive cheeks discharged by said part and support them in the order in which they are received, said rack having a delivery outlet toward which the checks are forced by the accumulation of succeeding checks in the rack, and a. detent adapted to prevent the checks from falling from said rich and adapted to yield when a check is forced through said. openin through the accumulation of other cheeks ehind it, said detent having a part extending outward from the rack into position to be manually retracted to. cause the discharge by gravity of the coins from the rack.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination of a motor, a cont-rolling ele ment, arranged for starting and stopping said motor, being normally urged into/ (is: t on for starting the motor and being a aptr through the presence of a coin. in a. col;- tahi position to start said motor, means operated by said motor for discharging a com from engagement with said controlling ele inent, a detent pivotally mounted adjacent to said element and having a part extending into the path of said coin discharging means and adapted to be pushed thereby into engagement with said element for holding tl e same in its (nierating position after the discharge of the cheek, means actuated. by said machine for releasing said detent through a certain operation of the machine, and means comprised by said discharging device and adapted to prevent said controlling element from returning to position for stopping the motor until said device has been returned to a certain initial position.

9. In a check controlled apparatus, the combination of a coin chute, a. selecting device extending across the path of checks deliver-ed by said chute and having therein an aperture adapted to select certain sizes of checks, said selecting device being movable by checks which fail to pass through said aperture, a detent pivotally mounted near said selecting device and normally urged into position for interceptin checks ap proaching said selecting device, said detent being adapted through engagement with said selecting device to be held out of position for intercepting checks in the chute when said selecting device is in its normal initial position.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination of a machine, a spring motor adapted to operate said machine, a rotary inemlmr driven by said motor, a controlling element movable into and out oi? engagement with said member, means normally urging said element into position for engaging said member, means adapted, through the presence of a coin, to release said element, a catch independent of such coin and adapted to hold said element out of position for engagement with said member, and means actuated through a certain operation of said machine and adapted to release said controlling element from said catch.

Signed at Glue-ago this 15th day of March FREDERICK C. KAINER El i tnesses I A. BUMMLER,

MARY DILLMAN, 

